Chinese word

译

Pronunciation

Pinyinyì

Meaning

  • verbtranslate

Example

你能译这句话吗？nǐ néng yì zhè jù huà ma

Can you translate this sentence?

Illustration for 译 (translate)

More examples

文学作品有时很难译，因为文化差异。wén xué zuò pǐn yǒu shí hěn nán yì yīn wèi wén huà chā yì

Literary works are sometimes difficult to translate because of cultural differences.

Core concept

A message crosses from one language into another while its meaning stays intact.

Common phrases

  • 把…译成…bǎ yì chéng

    translate ___ into ___

  • 译为yì wèi

    translate as

  • 难以译成nán yǐ yì chéng

    difficult to translate into

Similar words

翻译fān yì: Translate spoken or written language from one language into another.
口译kǒu yì: Interpret spoken language into another language as it is heard in real time.
笔译bǐ yì: Translate written words or passages into another language.
译成yì chéng: Translate words or text into a stated target language.

Definition in Chinese

把一种语言的表达转换为另一种语言以传达相同的意思。bǎ yì zhǒng yǔ yán de biǎo dá zhuǎn huàn wèi lìng yì zhǒng yǔ yán yǐ chuán dá xiāng tóng de yì si

Word origin

The traditional form 譯 (yì, "translate") combines 言 (yán, "speech") + 睪 (yì, "phonetic element"); the first part marks language, while the second mainly indicates the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • For a stated target language, 译成英语 (yì chéng yīngyǔ, "translate into English") and 译为中文 (yì wéi zhōngwén, "translate into Chinese") are common patterns.

Other meanings

  • translationnoun

Related words

  • 译者yì zhětranslatornoun
  • 译本yì běntranslationnoun

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